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ClockworkMod install method is much safer, more universal and more recoverable. If the device you have is not in the compatibility list then

STOP

. This update method - if applied to a device that's not supported - may BRICK IT (make the phone unrecoverable)

MD5 Check your ZIP file before you carry on if you dont you have a good chance of damaging your device

Applying a TPT

[*]

Mount your phone on USB or put the SDCard into a USB card reader.

[*]

Create a directory called

image

(lowercase) on the root of the SDcard (not in any other directories on the sdcard)

[*]

Extract the contents of the ZIP file to the

image

directory on your SD card

(For example: If the drive letter of the SD card is "S:" then extract the content of the ZIP to S:\image)

[*]Unmount the SDCard and turn the phone off, remove the battery, put the battery back in.

[*]Switch on your phone by holding Menu + volume up + power (hold all three together)

[*]Installation will automatically update your firmware, after it the phone restarts (When the updating process starts, you can release the keys) you may or may not see green text here - some users dont

[*]After booting - remove or rename the image directory on your SDCard or you can accidently re-flash your phone

5. How to Install Clockwork using Fastboot

On some newer phone you cannot get into fastboot.

To try this turn the phone back on with '

volume up

' held.

If all you see is a big grey block with the letters ZTM in the middle, then you will have to use another method to get clockwork onto your device.

MD5sum is a way of checking that the file you have downloaded has not been corrupted in any way, when you run the MD5sum command against a files the response is the files "fingerprint", if this differs from the expected MD5, then you need to re-download the file

Check that the outputted MD5 is: 39ce6be5ccea9081556acc3a4b422c48
Turn off your phone and take out the battery. Unplug the phone from the PC / charger.
Replace the battery and turn the phone back on with 'volume up' held. The device will stay at the 'green android' screen.
Plug the phone into the PC.
In the terminal /command window (still in the fastboot directory)

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Thanks for the New guide. It is much more simple and easy to follow with most recent additions.

One suggestion though. Please include the link for USB drivers for ZTE blade. This will help new users picking up the best drivers. After all they need this driver to transfer files from their pc and/or installing recovery through fastboot.

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Hi...well i tryed to perform as the guide.All seemed to go correctly untill the reboot...now im stuck with the "www.MoDaCo.com" logo at the beginning and nothing else.It simply flash from 16 seg and do nothing else.Any advice plz.

Im running a Optimus/San Francisco with a blade B03...

I repeat the modus...when it asks for install from sd/card i chose and find 2 directories with same r7...modaco stuff...

is this ok ? or there should be only 1 directorie ? thx

;)...well not sure what i did...made a factory reset...made a wipe data from sd/card...and what else...but its working now.

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One suggestion though. Please include the link for USB drivers for ZTE blade. This will help new users picking up the best drivers. After all they need this driver to transfer files from their pc and/or installing recovery through fastboot.

True, the PC driver issues is one of the big stumbling blocks people encounter, Steve seems to be aiming this guide as one you could do wholly on the phone itself.

The problem might be actually be finding this page on the web, so I've been using the Google Chrome to Phone extension Chrome to Phone extension, you can send this page via that and it will (eventually) appear on your phone allowing you to continue reading it and downloading all the files you need for this, direct to the SD card.

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True, the PC driver issues is one of the big stumbling blocks people encounter, Steve seems to be aiming this guide as one you could do wholly on the phone itself.

The problem might be actually be finding this page on the web, so I've been using the Google Chrome to Phone extension Chrome to Phone extension, you can send this page via that and it will (eventually) appear on your phone allowing you to continue reading it and downloading all the files you need for this, direct to the SD card.

I will add the drivers later tonight - and give it all a bit of polish

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Right I had a few drinks on saturday night and started messing round with the phone and deleting all sorts ;) basically I wrecked it.Now ive followed this and put a new ROM on the phone and its working like new.Im not up on computers (I drive a truck)but if I can do this,anyone can so thanks and if anyone needs help reversing a 40 foot trailer I'll return the favour :)